Objective 2.4N10-009

2.4 Explain important factors of physical installations.

Objective 2.4 sits in Network Implementation, which carries 20% of the Network+ exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the CompTIA page it rests on.

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A worked example

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2-4Network ImplementationEasy

Mounting bracket holes on a rack-mount switch are spaced at one rack unit. How far apart is that?

1.5 inchesClose enough to be tempting, but no standard rack is drilled at this pitch.
1.75 inchesCorrect · your answerCorrect. That is the standard vertical increment.
2.0 inchesA round number that does not match the published increment.
19 inchesThis is the rack width the brackets extend the chassis to, not the vertical pitch.

Correct.

Concept

Rack space is sold and planned in a fixed vertical increment, and every mounting bracket is drilled to that increment. Height and width are separate figures, so a device that fits the width may still need several increments of height.

Why B

One rack unit is 1.75 inches, or 4.45 cm, and brackets drilled to that spacing fit any rack whose holes match. Counting units is how a closet's remaining capacity gets planned.

Source

#physical-installation#rack-units#cabinets

Now you: objective 2.4 questions

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Sample question 1 of 3

2-4Network ImplementationModerate

A wiring closet logs a steady 35 degrees Celsius and 93 percent relative humidity. Which reading falls outside the published operating envelope for the switches in it?

Sample question 2 of 3

2-4Network ImplementationHard

A technician fills a sealed cabinet with switches, leaving no top vent and no perforations in the doors. Temperature alarms start firing on the upper units. What is the mechanism?

Sample question 3 of 3

2-4Network ImplementationModerate

A powered switch is configured as shown and its total power budget is then exceeded. Which port loses power first?

/interface ethernet poe
set ether2 poe-priority=5
set ether3 poe-priority=20
set ether4 poe-priority=20
set ether5 poe-priority=12

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